Where does “iedereen” come from?

iedereen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch iedereen, from Dutch één, from Middle Dutch êen, from Old Dutch ēn, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

iedereen (Afrikaans): everyone; everybody

Definitions

  1. everyone; everybody

Ancestry of “iedereen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchiedereeneveryone
2Dutchéénone
3Middle Dutchêena indefinite article
4Old Dutchēn—
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →